Prime Fall Steelhead Openings - A Great Dry Fly Week

A bright Steelhead that took a well placed dry fly, dead-drifted along a current seam in a long, bouldery tailout.  Because of a cancellation, we now have two spaces available in what can be considered one of our best dry fly Steelhead weeks of the year. 

Following up on our announcement yesterday of two spaces that recently opened up in April Vokey's Skeena Camp trip, we want to announce that we've just had two spaces come available in one of the best weeks in our Fall Steelhead calendar, from September 11 to 17, 2011.  If you're interested, please get in touch as soon as possible to reserve your space.  We can be reached at chadblack@nicholasdean.com or (250) 641-1551.  Lastly, we should mention - this week is often one of our best dry fly Steelhead weeks of the year, and if you've not had a change to experience Steelhead sipping your dry fly off the surface, or slashing at your waking fly, don't pass up this opportunity...

Steelhead Dry Flies - Fish Madman

The "Steelhead Skater" is a Nicholas Dean Lodge guide favourite and has caught many, many Steelhead off the top over the years.  The addition of a hitched tube - a method popularized in Europe for Atlantic Salmon fishing - will help increase the "wakability" of the fly and keep it on top even in fast water. Jesper Fohrmann photo

Dry fly fishing for Steelhead in the Summer and Fall on tributaries of the Skeena is one of the most exciting and desirable fishing experiences in our Steelhead calendar.  Whether it's waking dry flies in long, riffled pools or dead drifting dry flies to rising fish, there's nothing like seeing a Steelhead come up to the surface!  Having just received some outstanding dry flies on tubes from Jesper Fohrmann, you could say that I'm already anticipating this season!  Jesper runs Fish Madman, a website dedicated to anglers fishing dry fies and riffling hitches for Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead.  If you're looking for well tied dry flies for your fishing, or want to learn more about these flies and their tying methods, I encourage you to check out Fish Madman.

The Grantham Sedge is just one of those innovative patterns that's worked well for us over the years.  The original design has the deer hair wing tied down on a piece of weed wacker cord protruding past the hook eye, which helps stabilize the fly on the surface.  My guess is that this Grantham Sedge, tied on a hitched tube will do just fine too!  Jesper Fohrmann photo

It's Here - Fly Nation' Skeena Steelhead Trailer!

Just one of many memorable moments while fiming with the Fly Nation crew in mid September.  Here, Andrea Charlton and Dustin Kovacvich display a Steelhead double header - one of two on this day!  Nick Pujic Photo

A few weeks ago, the Nicholas Dean crew and our partners, Alf and Simone at Yellow Cedar Lodge had the pleasure of hosting Nick Pujic, Tim Myers, April Vokey (of Fly Gal Ventures) and Andrea Charlton of Fly Nation on their quest to sample our Fall Steelhead fishery and get it on film.  The result?  Epic footage which includes Steelhead double headers, Steelhead sipping dry flies off the surace and an adventure only to be found in northwest British Columbia.  If you're on Facebook, be sure to check out the following:

--THE Skeena Steelhead Trailer - A short exerpt of the forthcoming final cut. Warning - this will make you want to go Steelhead fishing!

-- Join the Nicholas Dean Lodge Facebook Group for updates on our fishing, promotions and more,  and the Fly Max Films Facebook Group for updates on their incredible film work and worldwide fishing travels.

Stay tuned for more photos and video updates over the coming weeks and months!

2010 Discounted Steelhead Weeks - Great Fishing and Great Value!

Alistair Robjent of Robjent's Fine Country Pursuits joined Pete McLeod in early September to see what our Steelhead and Salmon fishery was all about.  With the fishing exceptionally good on both wet and dry flies, it was indeed difficult to get Alistair off the river!  Pete McLeod and his staff operate Aardvark McLeod, a travel company dedicated to providing the best in international fly fishing trips.

It's been an absoutely stellar Summer and Fall Steelhead season thus far on the Lower Skeena system near Terrace.  Near record numbers of Steelhead have returned this year and our fishing has been far and away the best it has been in years!  August on the Skeena Camp saw more Steelhead hook ups than in any other previous camps; I say hook ups because many of these fish were simply too fresh and too hot to land!  Now, many of these fish will be in the Skeena's tributary rivers,where our clients have enjoyed exceptional days of Steelhead fishing.  

If you've ever been interested in fishing the Skeena and can sneak away for a week in the next month, I can assure you that this season is not one that you'll want to miss!  And, since we've had a few recent cancellations, we are offering discounts off select weeks - which make it that much more attractive. Dates, rates and availability are as follows:

-- October 3 to 9 - one space available

-- October 10 to 16 - two spaces available

-- October 31 to November 6 - four spaces available

Normal 2010 rates are: $3595.00 CDN plus taxes (double occupancy) and $3795.00 CDN plus taxes (single occupancy); Discounted rates are: $3200.00 CDN plus taxes (double occupancy) and $3400.00 CDN plus taxes (single occupancy).  Rates based on 5 days of guided fishing, all meals and 6 night's accommodations at our partnering facility, Yellow Cedar Lodge.

Contact me at chadblack@nicholasdean.com or (250) 641-1551 for more information on your trip of a lifetime!